NBI’s Getting to Zero webinar series provides ongoing opportunities for knowledge sharing around actionable solutions to drive the highest levels of efficiency in buildings. Low-income communities are most at risk of being left behind as local jurisdictions pursue ambitious carbon...

This article was originally published by KCRW on August 12, 2020. Read the full piece on the KCRW website.  In America, houses, schools, hospitals, civic buildings and infrastructure have been designed largely by white architects. As a result, cities don’t...

The “Best of the Forum” series of on-demand, no-cost webinars is based on the sessions and topics indicated as the most important to 2019 Forum survey respondents. Decarbonization Technologies: What We Have, What We Need Take stock of the current...

This blog was written by Kate Doherty and Dylan Martello with Stephen Winter Associates. One of the most important drivers in achieving Passive House certification (or achieving any goal!) is getting the project team involved from the start. Becker +...

This blog was originally posted by Peter Turnbull & Associates LLC. Written by Peter Turnbull. Lifelong friends William Carlos Williams (the American poet) and Charles Demuth (the American painter) agree: a great performance target to hit for zero energy schools...

New Buildings Institute’s latest list of zero energy projects shows exponential growth in ultra-low energy buildings across U.S. and Canada. (Sept. 28, 2020)—The demand for zero energy buildings across the U.S. and Canada is growing exponentially, according to new data...

This blog is an excerpt of a piece originally posted by Consulting Specifying Engineer on June 25, 2020. Read the full article on the Consulting Specifying Engineer website.  Written by Paul Erickson. Green buildings and sustainability in the built environment...

This article was originally posted by Deseret News on June 20, 2020. Written by Marjorie Cortez. SALT LAKE CITY — With the objective of establishing “healthier, more environmentally sustainable schools,” the Salt Lake City Board of Education has adopted a...

Due to the resurgence of Covid-19 cases and New York’s extended restrictions around indoor gatherings, we have made the extremely difficult decision to delay the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum until October 27-29, 2021 in New York City.  Our Call...

This blog was originally posted on the NRDC website on September 10, 2020. Written by David Goldstein, Energy Co-Director at NRDC and New Buildings Institute Board President, and Kevin Carbonnier, Project Manager at New Buildings Institute. Achieving zero net energy...